Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942)
Johnny Bench (1947)
Ozzie Virgil (1956)
Shane Mack (1963)
Tino Martinez (1967)
Saul Rivera (1977)
Eric Chavez (1977)
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Spanning the Globe
Is December 5 some sort of holiday? There was only one winter league game played yesterday, in the Venezuelan League, and it did not involve any Twins players.
Happy Birthday–December 6
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Aguilas 7, Escogido 6 (17 innings) in Aguilas. Luis Perdomo gave up a run on a hit in two innings while striking out two for Aguilas. Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4 as a reserve for Escogido.
Cibao 9, Este 3 in Este. Alexi Casilla was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one for Cibao.
Sunday
Aguilas 4, Licey 0 in Licey. Luis Perdomo pitched a perfect inning for Aguilas.
Oriente 2, Cibao 1 in Cibao. Esmerling Vasquez worked 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk, for Oriente. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Sunday
Navojoa 6, Mazatlan 5 in Navojoa. Anthony Slama surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in one inning to take the loss for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Caguas 9, Mayaguez 6 in Mayaguez. Dereck Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a double and a run as a reserve for Caguas. Daniel Ortiz made his debut, going 1-for-3 with a double and a run for Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.
Carolina 10, Ponce 3 in Ponce. Angel Morales was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.
Sunday
Carolina 10, Caguas 4 in Carolina. Aaron Bates was 0-for-2 for Caguas. Dereck Rodriguez was 0-for-4 for Caguas.
Ponce 5, Mayaguez 3 in Ponce (14 innings). Eddie Rosario was 0-for-5 for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Zulia 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua (12 innings). Jose Mijares gave up two hits in a scoreless inning for Aragua.
Margarita 5, Magallanes 0 in Margarita. Deolis Guerra pitched two perfect innings for Magallanes.
Sunday
La Guaira 4, Anzoategui 3 in La Guaira. Lester Oliveros struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Sydney 2, Brisbane 1 in Sydney. Jacob Younis was 0-for-1 with three walks for Sydney. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-5 for Brisbane.
Happy Birthday–December 5
Billy Shindle (1860)
Patsy Tebeau (1864)
Frank Bowerman (1868)
Pink Hawley (1872)
Gus Mancuso (1905)
Bobby Mattick (1915)
Chico Ruiz (1938)
Yoshiharu Wakana (1953)
Gary Roenicke (1954)
Luis Casanova (1956)
Alan Cockrell (1962)
Cliff Floyd (1972)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Hanley Frias (1973)
We also want to wish a Happy Birthday to CarterHayes’ mother.
Happy Birthday–December 4
Jesse Burkett (1868)
Shano Collins (1885)
Bob Shawkey (1890)
Harvey Kuenn (1930)
Mike Couchee (1957)
Lee Smith (1957)
Stan Jefferson (1962)
Bernardo Brito (1963)
Jerome Williams (1981)
Matt Fox (1982)
Carlos Gomez (1985)
Mike Couchee was drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 6, Escogido 3 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three times for Cibao.
Licey 4, Este 1 in Licey. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-3 for Este.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Ponce 2, Mayaguez 0 in Mayaguez. Angel Morales pinch-hit for Ponce and was 0-for-1. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-2 with a walk for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 7, Magallanes 5 in Magallanes. Cesar Ciurcina surrendered two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning for Aragua. Jose Mijares retired both batters he faced, striking out one of them, for Aragua.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Sydney 5, Brisbane 3 in Sydney (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Jacob Younis was 3-for-3 for Sydney, scoring twice. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-3 for Brisbane, scoring once and driving in one.
Sydney 7, Brisbane 0 in Sydney (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). Jacob Younis was 0-for-1 with two walks for Sydney. Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 for Brisbane.
Happy Birthday–December 3
Billy McLean (1835)
Bennie Tate (1901)
Joe Collins (1922)
Ray Bellino (1932)
Clay Dalrymple (1936)
Chico Salmon (1940)
Jerry Johnson (1943)
Wayne Garrett (1947)
Pat Putnam (1953)
Gene Nelson (1960)
Damon Berryhill (1963)
Darryl Hamilton (1964)
Paul Byrd (1970)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Gary Glover (1976)
Chad Durbin (1977)
Andrew Oliver (1987)
Shortstop Ray Bellino played and managed in the Twins minor league system and also was a scout for them. Andrew Oliver was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 2006, but did not sign.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Actually two weeks.
Oswaldo Arcia was added to the forty man roster.
Carlos Gutierrez was added to the forty man roster.
Tyler Robertson was added to the forty man roster.
David Bromberg was assigned outright to Rochester.
Jason Bulger agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Sam Deduno agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Luis Perdomo agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Matt Carson agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Wilkin Ramirez agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Daryl Thompson agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Phil Dumatrait agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Ryan Doumit agreed to terms on a one year contract.
Matej Hejma was released by Elizabethton.
Mark Trau was released by the GCL Twins.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Actually two weeks.
Atlanta agrees to terms with Dusty Hughes on a minor league contract.
Arizona names Jay Bell hitting coach of Mobile (AA).
Mets announced Jason Pridie has elected free agency.
Oakland signs Jason Pridie.
Oakland names Chili Davis hitting coach.
Philadelphia names Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Williamsport (A).
Pittsburgh names Rick Sofield manager of West Virginia (A).
Seattle signs Matt Fox.
Seattle re-signs Luis Rodriguez.
Texas agrees to terms with Joe Nathan on a two year contract.